Silver mining and society in colonial Mexico, Zacatecas, 1546-1700 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bakewell, P. J. (Peter John), 1943-
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : University Press, 1971.
Series:Cambridge Latin American studies ; 15
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • List of tables
  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations and conventions
  • The setting
  • 1. Discovery and settlement
  • 2. Consolidation and expansion
  • 3. The city
  • 4. Supplies and distribution
  • 5. Corregidor and cabildo
  • 6. The circumstances of mining
  • 7. Mercury
  • 8. The production of silver
  • 9. Conclusion: plus extra
  • Tables
  • Graphs
  • Plans
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • On primary sources
  • Select bibliography
  • Index.